Meaning of pregame | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A social gathering of several friends who get together to drink before going out to a party or a sports game, in order to get a "buzz" before going out for the night.
2. A television show preceding a sports game wherein commentators discuss that game.
3. A period of time before an important event.
   figuratively

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Examples

“When the Brooklyn Nets are in town, there are office parties and tieless finance guys and pregame groups, like⟳ the one that showed up Wednesday night to celebrate⟳ the reunion of two old friends with a meal and some basketball (the Miami Heat, led by LeBron James, later trounced the home team).”

“P: And what was going on there at Griffin Suite? Julia: A pregame.”

“"Hey sport, do you want⟳ to watch⟳ the pregame?" asked Justin.”

“Izzy had gone to the bar to catch⟳ the pregame.”

“At the first Super Bowl, the pregame featured the marching bands from the University of Arizona and Grambling University.”

“You can see⟳ the entire thing on SpaceX’s website. It looks long—45 whole minutes!—but there’s really only a 20-minute pregame, and then the rocket takes off, and then it flies and the stages separate⟳ and then it lands.”

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